@lynmen I understand how difficult it is to keep a positive attitude when you wake up in the wee hours of the morning in pain. I have a chronically bad knee that used to keep me awake every night until I started a few years ago getting hyaluronic acid injections. The shots have worked well, but their effectiveness decreases each cycle. I thought my buttocks/thigh pain was associated with my knee and waited months before seeing a medical professional. That was a mistake on my part. They have not truly diagnosed what my core issue is, but I see another hip specialist tomorrow and then a spine specialist next month. Once the base problem is isolated then we will get it sorted. In the meantime, I will continue with the stretch and strengthen physical therapy regiment, moderate my activity, and grin and bear it.

I have not tried the TENS machine, but have heard good things. I will broach the subject in a few days with my physical therapist. Not sure physical therapy is helping much, but it does give me a bit of hope that things will improve in time. Positivity may be the only thing I can control at this point.

Take care of yourself and keep positive if you can.